Re: dhcp problem

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

I don't think the problem is the package. I think the problem is in the configuration.
Looking at the trace you can quickly see that dhcpcd is trying to set the interface's
IP address *and* broadcast address to 191.255.252.220. I don't think it's legal to set
an interface's IP address and broadcast address to the same thing. It would appear
that the broadcast address is not correct, so I would check your config files.

sam wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   I just can not use DHCP on my Linux box.
> My kernel is 2.2.9
>
> I get the following error:
> dhcpcd[1158]: ioctl SIOCSIFBRDADDR (ifConfig): Cannot assign requested
> address
>
> since it was giving me this, I tried option -r, does not work either...
>
> As an example, strace dhcpcd -r -d gives me this:
> socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP) = 3
> ioctl(3, SIOCGIFHWADDR, 0xbffffcdc)     = 0
> ioctl(3, SIOCSIFADDR, 0xbffffcdc)       = 0
> ioctl(3, SIOCSIFBRDADDR, 0xbffffcdc)    = -1 EADDRNOTAVAIL (Cannot
> assign
> requested address)
> write(2, "ioctl SIOCSIFBRDADDR (ifConfig):"..., 65ioctl SIOCSIFBRDADDR
> (ifConfig): Cannot assign requested address
> ) = 65
>
> BTW, my network card works fine, I can do networking with a computer on
> the
> same hub if I set the IP address by hand using ifconfig ... Bu it put
> the
> mess on the rest of the network sometimes since it can bring ip
> conflicts,
> and other computers can not access mine.
>
> I tried the dhcp package from slink, and then from potato
> The last package I tested is dhcpcd 1.3.17pl2-1 (potato)
>
> I tried both packages (slink,potato), with or without option -r on
> kernel
> 2.0.36 and 2.2.9.
>
> I read the DHCPD mini-HOWTO and had a look to /usr/doc/dhcpcd, ...
> nothing helped ....
>
> I did a 'man ioctl_list' to see if I could get a clue (what is
> SIOCSIFBRDADDR about ?), and I did not.
>
> So, I am kind of desperate... Can some one help me please ? I really
> need
> to use the network, and for the moment, I have to switch back to windoze
> to do so.
>
> Please, CC me in the answer, since I am not on this list.
>
> Cheers,
>
>                         vdb
>
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Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com